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Literary Terms
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11th Grade
06/10/2014

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Sarcasm
Definition

Mocking, contemptuous, or ironic language intended to conveyscorn or insult.



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Satire
Definition

literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human follyand vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.


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Setting
Definition

The locale or period in which the action of a novel, play, film,etc., 

takes place.


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Simile
Definition

figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly

compared.



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Slang
Definition

Speech and writingcharacterized by the use of vulgar and socially 

taboo vocabularyand idiomatic expressions.


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Soliloquy
Definition

An utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himsel for 

herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present

(often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's inner most thoughts).



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Sonnet

 

Definition

 A poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea,

 or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with 

rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, 

being in the strict or Italian form divided into amajor group of 8 

lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into quatrains followed by a 

couplet.


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Speaker
Definition

person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.


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Stanza
Definition

An arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more,

sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming 

adivision of a poem.



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Stream of Consciousness
Definition

Psychology thought regarded as a succession of ideas and images constantly moving forward in time.


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Static Character
Definition

literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no innerchange; a character who does not grow or develop.


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Stereotype
Definition

simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common bymembers of a group.



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Stock Character
Definition

 A character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly 

recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no 

development by the writer.


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Style
Definition

A particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form,appearance, or character.



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Suspense
Definition

 state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in 

awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by degree of

 apprehension or anxiety.


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Symbol
Definition

something used for or regarded as representing something else;a 

material object representing something, often something in material; emblem, token, or sign.


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Symbolism
Definition

The practice of representing things by symbolsor of investing things 

with a symbolic meaning or character.



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Tension
Definition

mental or emotional strain; intense, suppressed suspense, anxiety, or excitement.

 

 

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Theme
Definition
a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art.
 
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Thesis
Definition

a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections

 

 

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Tone
Definition

a particular quality, way of sounding, modulation, or intonation of the voice as expressive of some meaning, feeling, spirit.

 

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Tragedy
Definition

a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction.

 

 

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Understatement
Definition

the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts.

 

 

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Voice
Definition

to give utterance or expression to; declare; proclaim

 

 

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Wit
Definition

the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure.

 

 

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